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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 1991
Filed:
Dec. 27, 1989
James R Panyard, Livonia, MI (US);
Benjamin P Winter, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Method of bonding cylinder liners to cylinder bore walls, comprising: (a) inserting a cylindrical work hardenable liner into a complementary sized cylindrical bore wall of the block, with a uniform annular radial spacing therebetween of about 0.005 inch; and (b) forcing a nondeformable mandrel throughout the interior length of the cylindrical liner to uniformly circumferentially expand the radially outer surface of the liner into full annular surface-to-surface heat exchange relationship with the interior surface of the bore wall, the mandrel having a cross-sectional radius greater than the interior radius of the liner by a dimension which is at least 0.001 inch in excess of such radial spacing. Preferably, the cylindrical liner is comprised of steel having a ductility of at least 30%, a hardness of at least 35 HRB, and a wall thickness in the range of 0.050-0.250. The mandrel is preferably formed as a spherical element by a process of pressing and sintering followed by precise grinding to shape, and has a hardness greater than either the liner or bore wall.